#12

Andrew Armstrong

Senior linebacker for Syracuse. 2019: 78 tackles, 7 tackles for loss.

LB · Syracuse · Sr. · #12

6′2″ · 230 lb · Youngstown, OH

Syracuse 2019 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

OLB recruit

No. 1452 nationally · Signed with Syracuse

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Syracuse. 2019: 78 tackles, 7 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Syracuse in 2016.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Syracuse, 150 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20169 games

Signed with Syracuse3-star out of Cardinal Mooney

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1452 national

CFB

College

Syracuse

2016–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2019

1 coach

2016–2019

Dino Babers

Syracuse

Played his entire career under Dino Babers.

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Dino Babers — 23-26 over that span.

2016Syracuse4-8HC: Dino Babers · Balanced, fast tempo

2017Syracuse4-8HC: Dino Babers · Balanced, fast tempo

2018Syracuse10-3HC: Dino Babers · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2019Syracuse5-7HC: Dino Babers · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (92nd percentile). Strength: solo tackles (88th percentile). Concern: sacks (23rd percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#210 / 2688 · 92nd pct

Solo tackles#320 / 2688 · 88th pct

Tackles for loss#361 / 2688 · 86th pct

7.0

QB hurries#478 / 2688 · 77th pct

Passes defended#534 / 2688 · 76th pct

Interceptions#301 / 779 · 31st pct

Sacks#1426 / 2688 · 23rd pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	6.4	0.7	0.0	0.4
Road6g	7.7	0.6	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	6.8	1.2	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+5g	7.4	0.0	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Fran Brown

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	Syracuse	78	41	7.0	3	1	--
2018	Syracuse	43	22	0.0	1	1	--
2017	Syracuse	13	6	0.0	--	--	--
2016	Syracuse	16	6	0.0	--	--	--
Career		150	75	7.0	4	2	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week